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" Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... "
The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces ... - Page 453
by John Marshall - 1804
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Narrative and Critical History of America: London: 1886-1889, Volume 6

Justin Winsor - America - 1888 - 800 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, arc discouraged, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off : in some...
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The Writings of George Washington, Volume 4

George Washington - Presidents - 1889 - 536 pages
...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off ; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance,...of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy superior in number to our whole collected force, would be sufficiently disagreeable...
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War of American Independence

John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - United States - 1889 - 288 pages
...filled their minds with apprehension and 'ioiMtepedespair. The militia are dismayed, intractable, rate' and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have...off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half-ones, and by companies at a time. .... Their want of discipline, and refusal of almost every...
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Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1852 - 808 pages
...Our situation is truly distressing. . . The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, almost by whole regiments. With the deepest concern, I am obliged to Confess my want of confidence...
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General Greene

Francis Vinton Greene - Generals - 1893 - 384 pages
...of them were sick, and the militia were deserting in swarms — going off, in Washington's words, " in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones and by companies at a time." His effective force probably did not much exceed ten thousand men. Howe, having seen with chagrin Washington...
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The American Nation: Its Executive, Legislative, Political, Financial ...

1894 - 844 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...some instances almost by whole regiments ; in many, half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when fronted...
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A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume 1

Stephen M. Ostrander - Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - 1894 - 342 pages
...troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...numbers of them have gone off ! in some instances by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time." Washington was well-nigh discouraged...
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The True George Washington

Paul Leicester Ford - Generals - 1897 - 378 pages
...when he described how in his retreat through New Jersey, "The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. " Another instance of this evil occurred when " the Continental...
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The True George Washington

Paul Leicester Ford - 1896 - 378 pages
...when he described how in his retreat through New Jersey, "The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time." Another instance of this evil occurred when " the Continental...
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The American Revolution, 1763-1783: Being the Chapters and Passages Relating ...

William Edward Hartpole Lecky - United States - 1898 - 546 pages
...The defeat at Long Island had totally demoralised them. 4 The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...off, in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time.' ' Their want of discipline and refusal of almost every kind...
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